3.5.7 - Quick Check: The New England Colonies
Social Studies 8 Q1 / 3. The Early Americas and European Settlement / 3.5. The New England Colonies
What was the primary reason that Roger Williams left the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded the Rhode Island colony?
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Responses
He wanted to start a colony where the government had more power.
He was forced out by Native Americans.
He sought better opportunities for farming.
He was ordered to leave by the court because of his political beliefs on religious tolerance